Vocabulary Quiz: Ready, Aim, Shoot
Friday September 28, 2007
Take the quiz and test what you know about operating a camcorder and recording video.
What's the difference between and pan and a tilt?
What does it mean when a camera ... Read More
Movies for the Masses
Wednesday September 26, 2007
An article in today's Wall Street Journal, Video for Everyman, caught my eye. It nicely sums up what's going on in the world of desktop video. Thanks to ... Read More
Using Video in the Classroom
Tuesday September 25, 2007
Whatever you may think about YouTube being a legitimate teaching tool, there are still plenty of other ways to incorporate online video into a classroom setting.
Many streaming video websites offer ... Read More
Vocabulary Quiz: Are You Internet Literate?
Friday September 21, 2007
It's Friday, so that means it's quiz time. This week's theme: Videos on the internet.
Do you have the jargon to communicate about putting videos on the web? Test ... Read More
YouTube in the Classroom
Wednesday September 19, 2007
College students spend a lot of time watching YouTube, but now they're getting college credit for watching the online video channel!
Pitzer College, in Southern California, offers a Media Studies course ... Read More
Turn Your Computer Into Your TV
Tuesday September 18, 2007
We're constantly hearing predictions that soon--very, very soon--the internet will take over as the new way to watch TV. Veoh TV is a downloadable application that anticipates this change, making ... Read More
TV for the Internet
Monday September 17, 2007
It seems appropriate to me that a show called "Quarterlife" would be the first serious Hollywood series to appear of the itty-bitty screen of the internet. Many television series ... Read More
Pop Quiz: Are You Ready for Hollywood?
Friday September 14, 2007
When I was in school, Friday was always quiz day. I'm bringing back that tradition with a Friday vocabulary quiz. This week's theme: The movie set.
Test ... Read More
No Need for Speed
Wednesday September 12, 2007
Faster is better, right? Wrong. At least when it comes to DVD speeds.
When you're buying blank DVDs, you may be tempted to buy the ones with the fastest ... Read More
Videos for the College Football Fan
Monday September 10, 2007
College football season is here, and if you love to watch your favorite team play every Saturday, you'll be happy to know that there's a place where you can watch ... Read More
Tag, You're It!
Friday September 7, 2007
What is tagging? Outside of the context of the playground that is...
In short, tagging is the process of attaching keywords to your videos to make them easier to find during ... Read More
What I Did Over My Summer Vacation
Thursday September 6, 2007
Here's an assignment for the family: create a photo slide show in iMovie to share all the fun that you had over the summer. At About.com Desktop Video ... Read More

